WebDav Repository Manager Disappears???

Hello,
I am seeing some strange behavior with an IIS WebDAV based KM WebDAV repository manager I created. I used the following as a basis for my setup.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/4a/217fb6c33c6748a1715a161ac942cd/frameset.htm
I created the memory cache, CM HTTP System, a portal system aliased with the same ID as the CM system, and finally the WebDAV Repository manager. If further setting detail is needed I can send that. The repository worked on Friday. It is not there today. This has happened twice. When I drill down into Content Administration > KM Content>root > runtime > Repository Managers... > IISWD > servers I am presented with "hostname". When I select Details>Properties>Miscellaneous tab I see failures.
Example:
last-failure-1: 2007-07-16T20:12:14Z: PROPFIND /ExternalPortal: com.sapportals.wcm.WcmException: sending request to: http://hostname/ request uri: /ExternalPortal unable to connect to hostname: unknown host: hostname (java.net.UnknownHostException: hostname)
All of the required KM objects mentioned before are still present and configured as they were a few days ago. Is my repository loosing it's reference to the CM HTTP System.? Has anyone seen this before?
Thanks,
Doug

Hi Doug
I believe the problem is that your HTTP System in the portal cannot see the share you are trying to integrate into the potal. Is it a webdav-share set up using an IIS?
I have tried to implement the WebDAV/SSO solution where we got the same error for no reason. But after installing some different hotfixes (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;893246, eg) and changing server to a standalone IIS, the error didn't occur any more.
Hope that can give you some ideas.
Kind regards,
Martin

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